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ISLAMABAD: A meeting of National Security Committee was underway at the Prime Minister House under the chair of PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to discuss the controversial statement of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif regarding the Mumbai

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday stood firm on his Mumbai attacks statement which was termed 'misleading' by military spokesperson.

Nawaz Sharif, in a recent interview, had said, “Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, s

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Lt-Gen (Retd) Nasser Khan Janjua on Sunday said Pakistan was a great and peace loving country which had always stood along with world to contribute to global stability and prosperity.

“We all need to invest in peace instead of war. We w

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief spokesman Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor says a meeting of National Security Committee has been suggested to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to discuss recent “misleading statement regarding Mumbai incident.”

In a Twitter statement on

WINNIPEG, Canada: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada, Tariq Azim Khan, has inaugurated the first ever Muhammad Ali Jinnah Park at Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sunday.

Addressing on the occasion, the high commissioner said that credit goes to the vibrant Pakistani-Canadian

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Sunday paid a visit to Interior Minster Ahsan Iqbal at the Services Hospital to inquire about his health.

The prime minister was accompanied by Federal Defense Minster Khurram Dastagir, according to a statement issued by the Interior

LAHORE: The daughter of revered Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz was deported for India after being invited to speak at a conference in New Delhi.

Moneeza Hashmi, 72, was listed as a speaker at the 15th Asia Media Summit in Delhi between May 10 and 12. She,

ISLAMABAD: Senior PML-N leader and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday held India responsible for the stalled trial regrading Mumbai terror attacks. 

“Pakistan was subjected to heavy criticism over the Mumbai attacks,” Nisar said, in the backdrops

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N founder Nawaz Sharif has endorsed the anti-Pakistan narrative of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to his controversial statement about the Mumbai terror attacks, said Senator Sherry Rehman on

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities barred a US diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident from leaving the country, forcing an American military aircraft flown in for his departure to leave without him, local media reported.

The move came a day after

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajawa has expressed  grief over the death of hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

"COAS expresses his grief on sad demise of renowned national

ISLAMABAD: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued red alert after intel reports warned of attack on Islamabad International Airport (IIAP), according to a report published in Daily Jang on Sunday.

The security agencies informed the aviation

MUZAFFARABAD: At least five  people were killed and dozens others were still  missing after bridge over a nullah collapsed in Neelum Valley in Azad Kashmir on Sunday.

Rescuers said four bodies have been recovered while search for other  people was underway.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has stopped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from changing the national carrier's livery.

Last month, PIA introduced a new livery with its logo and design to include a painting of the Markhor, the national animal,

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman (PTI) Imran Khan on Sunday took an exception to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's remarks about Mumbai attacks which he made in an interview with a leading English daily, calling him modern-day Mir Jafar.

In a string of

ISLAMABAD:Former chairman of National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) was arrested from the Supreme Court for his alleged involvement in multi-billion scam on Sunday, according to Geo News.

He was taken into custody on the orders of a Supreme Court's division bench

KARACHI: Unveiling a 10-point reform agenda to transform Karachi, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has called on the people of  metropolis to reject politics of ethnicity and hatred.

“People in Karachi are politically aware a

KARACHI: Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has called on the people of Karachi to support Imran Khan in the next elections for the sake of “Pakistan and Islam.”

“Don’t just take selfies with Imran Khan, you need to support him in

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge expressed reservations over the procedure of his separation from a bench hearing a case pertaining to disposal of hospital waste at Supreme Court Peshawar Registry on May 8, Geo reported.

Qazi Faez Isa said the chief justice interfered

KARACHI: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that PTI was a new MQM and the people of Karachi won’t tolerate another Altaf Hussain in the form of Imran Khan.

“PTI tried to create a  law and order situation in Karachi, but we foiled thier attempt by allowing them to ho

LAHORE: Police say investigations are under way to locate an Iranian officer who went missing in Lahore, Geo reported.

The Iranian national, identified as Mahmoud Zairabi, was visiting his the Iran's consulate in Lahore for inspection.

Sources close to the consulate say that the

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are set to demonstrate their political power in Karachi today (Saturday).

PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PTI chairman Imran Khan will address the rallies being held at Bagha-e-Jinnah

ISLAMABAD: A US aircraft arrived at Nur Khan Airbase to airlift an American diplomat allegedly involved in a road accident returned on Saturday after the Interior Ministry refused to grant him clearance to leave Pakistan, Geo News reported.

US

KARACHI: Supreme Chief Justice on Saturday took an exception to the Chief Executive of K-Electric over the utility's failure to reduce load shedding.

K-Electric CEO Tayib Tareen and Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) chief appeared before a

KARACHI: Former Malir SSP Rao Anawar has applied for bail in Naqeebullah murder case, Geo News reported on Saturday.

The bail plea was moved by his lawyer in the Anti-Terrorism Court II.

The application stated that the former SSP was not present at the time when the murder

KARACHI: Chief  Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has summoned case record of of May 12 mayhem, Geo News reported on Saturday.

The orders came as a special bench of the apex court headed by the CJ resumed hearing of different cases in the Karachi Registry of the

MULTAN: Expressing confidence in the leadership of Nawaz Sharif, senior politician Javed Hashmi has rejoined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

In a public rally in Multan here Friday, Javed Hashmi joined hands with Nawaz Sharif, saying “I am announcing to a

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday assigned the foreign ministry portfolio to Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan after Khawaja Asif was ousted from the position last month.

The foreign minister post had been vacated following Khawaja Asif’s d